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it does raise the rates up to back up to the clinton levels, which by the way the economy did pretty well under for the people at the top but it converts deductions into a simple credit which would make the income tax system rather than exacerbateing income and inequality, it would dampen it by giving everybody the same credit. if i'm a teacher and i have $1' worth of mortgage, i get $0.18. if i'm a millionaire i get $0.18. >> eliot: right now, the higher income get a bigger deduction. >> that's true for retirement and across the range of benefits that you get under the incomes tax. >> eliot: i want to focus on a piece of that proposal that you put forward. you want to raise the capital gains rate. not all the way to ordinary income but from 15% to 28%. that's hugely important. >> that's what it was under reagan. >> eliot: i would take it up to 35%, the top rate, but this is important with revenue and progressivity. >> there is argument about where you maximize the revenue gains from the capital gains rate, but absolutely, you know, i think income is income. if we have a fairer syste
it does raise the rates up to back up to the clinton levels, which by the way the economy did pretty well under for the people at the top but it converts deductions into a simple credit which would make the income tax system rather than exacerbateing income and inequality, it would dampen it by giving everybody the same credit. if i'm a teacher and i have $1' worth of mortgage, i get $0.18. if i'm a millionaire i get $0.18. >> eliot: right now, the higher income get a bigger deduction....
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mayor clinton. >> mayor chelsey clinton. >> jennifer: you think hillary clinton would be interested in being mayor? >> no, as great as new york is, i think it would feel like a demotioning to from traveling the world as secretary of state to dining the fine restaurant of new york. i think they'll vote in quinn. >> jennifer: karl, let me follow up with you. there is a new york democrat nate shinigoa who lost his race, but he received a letter from hillary clinton, and he posted it on his facebook. and she's in fact in that letter encouraging him to keep on fighting in the political website, saying that is new for clinton. do you think she's building support for a presidential campaign? >> i don't think she's building support to go on a nice long vacation. >> jennifer: i totally agree. >> which is probably what she's going to do, take a break while her team puts everything together. it's smart politics congratulating, and offering condolences to anyone who lost. i think it's pretty normal. i think it's usual that a candidate would put it up for the world to see but i think it's a smart t
mayor clinton. >> mayor chelsey clinton. >> jennifer: you think hillary clinton would be interested in being mayor? >> no, as great as new york is, i think it would feel like a demotioning to from traveling the world as secretary of state to dining the fine restaurant of new york. i think they'll vote in quinn. >> jennifer: karl, let me follow up with you. there is a new york democrat nate shinigoa who lost his race, but he received a letter from hillary clinton, and he...
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bill clinton in the 1990s raise the taxes. raised the highest marginal tax rate and did better in terms of the economy job creation, economic growth, and economic performance by every measure than the years after george w. bush reduced the highest marginal tax rates. the evidence seems to point in the opposite direction, higher taxes on the wealthy help the economy, and don't hurt the economy. >> eliot: that is exactly the point that warren buffet has made over and over again. the preeminent investor over the years. he said i'm a capitalist. i want to make money. listen to robert reich. from an ideological point of view it seems to me from the inception of the republican party they want to cut taxes cut taxes this has been an effort to starve the beast. to say that there is no money for government, and you must cut the agenda. that seemed to be the agenda from the early reagan revolution revolution. >> david stockman came up with the phrase, starve the beast. he understood if you go deeper and deeper into debt and reduce tax r
bill clinton in the 1990s raise the taxes. raised the highest marginal tax rate and did better in terms of the economy job creation, economic growth, and economic performance by every measure than the years after george w. bush reduced the highest marginal tax rates. the evidence seems to point in the opposite direction, higher taxes on the wealthy help the economy, and don't hurt the economy. >> eliot: that is exactly the point that warren buffet has made over and over again. the...
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the president said you have to go to the clinton area, 36% top marginal rate. and you said a few loopholes that's fine but not the real battle we should be undertaking. am i correct? >> now boehner we're back to where we were before the election in some respects. there is a significant core of the republican party that simply will not raise taxes under any sixths. they will not raise rates. they still feel that they are pledged to grover norquist, maybe not to the american people. not to the constitution, but to grover norquist. therefore they're not going to go along--even if boehner wants them to go along. both sides the president and democrats on one side, boehner and the republicans are basically maneuvering for bargaining position for what is going to be a long-term negotiation. >> eliot: they're just shadow boxing, i think that's exactly right. i wonder and i'm trying to assess--i have no knowledge of what goes on inside the republican party but i'm trying to discern if boehner has more strength now than he did when this negotiation took place lose yearla
the president said you have to go to the clinton area, 36% top marginal rate. and you said a few loopholes that's fine but not the real battle we should be undertaking. am i correct? >> now boehner we're back to where we were before the election in some respects. there is a significant core of the republican party that simply will not raise taxes under any sixths. they will not raise rates. they still feel that they are pledged to grover norquist, maybe not to the american people. not to...
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because in 1993, he said all these terrible things that would happen under clinton. it turned out nothing happened. the opposite happened. he created 23 million jobs. does he think i'm going to lie again here? >> i don't know. i don't know how he can believe what he's saying. he just looks like an ass out there now. when you look at what they tried to do during the clinton years it's absolutely consistent with what he's trying to do right now. when he accuses the president they are holding a harder line on the taxing of the top 2%. it keeps not working for him because 25% of the people support him in this. that means 75% don't. >> cenk: all across the media they are reporting this number from a wall street journal owned by murdoch and nbc combined, saying 65% say: >> cenk: when i saw that number in the morning, i said i don't believe it. eye? not because i don't agree with it no. because i have seen dozens of polls that say the opposite, no way should you cut social security and medicare. i had i pulled up the poll and looked into the phrasing of the question and her
because in 1993, he said all these terrible things that would happen under clinton. it turned out nothing happened. the opposite happened. he created 23 million jobs. does he think i'm going to lie again here? >> i don't know. i don't know how he can believe what he's saying. he just looks like an ass out there now. when you look at what they tried to do during the clinton years it's absolutely consistent with what he's trying to do right now. when he accuses the president they are...
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hillary clinton said this was a pivot point. this is the specific 21 century american-specific century. >> eliot: it hairs mondays at 8:00, the book is on book shelves. thank you for coming on the show. >>> when republicans complain about the debt. they should look at where the debt came from. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart i'm the ultimate shrimp lover, and i sea food differently. >> eliot: tonight facts matter. hopes are not high for the 113th congress ability to deal with our nation's debt. rick centeli should probably know that those who agree with his take is not going to help. this is the response when kelly
hillary clinton said this was a pivot point. this is the specific 21 century american-specific century. >> eliot: it hairs mondays at 8:00, the book is on book shelves. thank you for coming on the show. >>> when republicans complain about the debt. they should look at where the debt came from. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five...
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the obvious, and that is if you're going to get revenues from the top 2%, we've got to go back to the clinton tax rates. down the road, maybe make adjustments, but right now hang in there. >> i think that is exactly right. certainly last year in the fiscal deficit negotiations, we were upset when he caved in the end of the day. this time he is sticking with it drawing the line in the sand. they are saying capital and income from capital should be taxed the same way we tax earned income. that is a fundamental in equity in our tax code. >> that's right. this country in its economy he has done well when we've had policies that have promoted middle class expansion. this is good for capital. franklin roosevelt for all of understanding, he said if you don't have a middle class that works, you won't have an economy for the rich. there's a narrow mindedness that i've got mine and i want more and i'm take it from you if that's what it takes. american economic policy works best when it's building a middle class. >> you go back to henry ford, who is no legal tarian at heart. he said if my workers can't
the obvious, and that is if you're going to get revenues from the top 2%, we've got to go back to the clinton tax rates. down the road, maybe make adjustments, but right now hang in there. >> i think that is exactly right. certainly last year in the fiscal deficit negotiations, we were upset when he caved in the end of the day. this time he is sticking with it drawing the line in the sand. they are saying capital and income from capital should be taxed the same way we tax earned income....
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the clinton -- they secretly hate each other. and by the way, if you want -- people play that clip of hillary clinton's endorsement of him after the primary. that was a full endorsement. that was a sincere endorsement. you look at -- up until yesterday, george w. bush before the elevator closes. >> i guess he'll do. whatever. >> whatever. >> stephanie: everyone in your party loves your nominee. >> if obama had a beef with the clintons, i don't think hillary clinton would be his secretary of state. just a thing. >> stephanie: hack in oklahoma you're on "the stephanie miller show." >> caller: hey, stephanie. talking about the debt ceiling. when we were downgraded, i think the only agency that downgraded us was standard and poor. very same standard and poor who thought mortgage-backed securities were a safe bet. >> stephanie: yeah yeah. exactly. by the way so boehner getting ready to do it again. >> what i'm trying to do here is use the debt ceiling as an action-forcing event to force the process here to deliver more change than wha
the clinton -- they secretly hate each other. and by the way, if you want -- people play that clip of hillary clinton's endorsement of him after the primary. that was a full endorsement. that was a sincere endorsement. you look at -- up until yesterday, george w. bush before the elevator closes. >> i guess he'll do. whatever. >> whatever. >> stephanie: everyone in your party loves your nominee. >> if obama had a beef with the clintons, i don't think hillary clinton would...
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but in fact hillary clinton hasn't announced, neither has chris christie, and neither has rand paul. this is a ramp up of publicity, i don't think they're paying attention other than to know that hillary clinton, if they wantshewants to run, she'll be e nominee. >> of those two guys, though, which one do you think the party most embraces, michael? >> if chris christie can some how appeal to the evangelicals in iowa, and can some how appeal to the wing of the party that makes decisions in south carolina, then he's a foe, but he has to engage there. if he skips it like so many northerners have done and stayed away from those states he's not going to win. rand paul has a fraction of that party, and i think there is a greater chance that people will grow weary of rand paul going forward. chris christie has an intangible appeal of people who don't know him yet. he speaks people's language, and that always helps in retail politics. >> it's interesting, you don't find appeal in either of these two people. >> there is a veil of i'm a regular guy. i call people idiots and dummies, i'm one of
but in fact hillary clinton hasn't announced, neither has chris christie, and neither has rand paul. this is a ramp up of publicity, i don't think they're paying attention other than to know that hillary clinton, if they wantshewants to run, she'll be e nominee. >> of those two guys, though, which one do you think the party most embraces, michael? >> if chris christie can some how appeal to the evangelicals in iowa, and can some how appeal to the wing of the party that makes...
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would bill clinton support you romney? >> the budget he put out in in the primary according to a lot of independent source was actually increase the debt over and above what is going to happen by 1 trillion-dollar or more. >> cenk: well, he was being far too kind as we just showed you. it's over 8 trillion-dollar that it increases it. but you know clinton is still around so you can't be putting words in his mouth. he'll actually fight back. speaking of fighting back that's the real issue in the trayvon martin/george zimmerman case and we've got new evidence on that. which side does that evidence fall on? we'll talk about that when we return. >> if george zimmerman started the altercation and then loses the fight and fears for his life, he does not have a legal right at that point to use deadly force. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer ] the capital one ca
would bill clinton support you romney? >> the budget he put out in in the primary according to a lot of independent source was actually increase the debt over and above what is going to happen by 1 trillion-dollar or more. >> cenk: well, he was being far too kind as we just showed you. it's over 8 trillion-dollar that it increases it. but you know clinton is still around so you can't be putting words in his mouth. he'll actually fight back. speaking of fighting back that's the real...
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a clinton discharge story was not about bill. budge report received 11 billion views in 2012. it strikes a delicate balance between hard-hitting journalism and stories like this fat guy. residents of a connecticut town have announced their plans to burn violent video games. what better way to express your distaste for violence than by dousing something with gasoline and sets it on fire? also this week the women of the united states house of representatives took a photo together. see if you can find my favorite representative. no. no. there you are. i dock my invisible hat to your inridiculous see quinned cowboy one. and there is a vending machine for medical marijuana
a clinton discharge story was not about bill. budge report received 11 billion views in 2012. it strikes a delicate balance between hard-hitting journalism and stories like this fat guy. residents of a connecticut town have announced their plans to burn violent video games. what better way to express your distaste for violence than by dousing something with gasoline and sets it on fire? also this week the women of the united states house of representatives took a photo together. see if you can...
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secretary clinton was planning on leaving her post and how might america's foreign policy change with senator kerry at the helm? and what can we expect from a second obama term and a new congress. back with us is joe williams and donnie fowler. donnie let me start with you about secretary clinton. >> you got to wonder who had the concussions. >> jennifer: that's a good point. >> the right-wing has just -- >> jennifer: they have got a brain -- i won't say it. and they should apologize, but let's talk about the underlying issue, her moving on and john kerry stepping in. >> what a great choice. >> jennifer: he is a great choice. he does haven't the star power that hillary clinton does although he did run for president. >> he is also a decorated war veteran, and his agenda has already been clear, and since he lost the presidency just by a hair a few years ago, he is focused on three things. counter terrorism, clean energy and improve the problems in the middle east because of the iraq and afghanistan war. >> jennifer: that brings me joe, to the second-term kind of issues with people that
secretary clinton was planning on leaving her post and how might america's foreign policy change with senator kerry at the helm? and what can we expect from a second obama term and a new congress. back with us is joe williams and donnie fowler. donnie let me start with you about secretary clinton. >> you got to wonder who had the concussions. >> jennifer: that's a good point. >> the right-wing has just -- >> jennifer: they have got a brain -- i won't say it. and they...
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and then the hillary clinton demarcation zone. that's the period of time we get to reflect on her time as secretary of state before we go on to treat her as candidate for president. and then later not a bad time to bet a couple of hundred bucks on the cardinals. we'll get you the intrigue on papal politics. it's "the war room," and we'll be right back. save them. woolite everyday cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite washed clothes look like new, longer. can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal i
and then the hillary clinton demarcation zone. that's the period of time we get to reflect on her time as secretary of state before we go on to treat her as candidate for president. and then later not a bad time to bet a couple of hundred bucks on the cardinals. we'll get you the intrigue on papal politics. it's "the war room," and we'll be right back. save them. woolite everyday cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite washed clothes look like new, longer. can become...
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as buffet pointed out in his op-ed piece taxes went up from 2000 when clinton was in and the second part of the reagan administration because of the imbalances created by the reagan tax cuts and we created 23 million jobs. by the same token, you know, the tax cuts to the wealthy were extended a number of times including by president obama under duress and starting in 2009 that create add boom in financial assets, but didn't produce many jobs. those are just anecdotal situations, but you can see there have been studies done including most recent one, which was suppressed by the republicans. >> eliot: the republicans suppressing the story that actually shows the data contrary. >> so there's no evidence for their contention, ok, that a., tax cuts to get the wealthy create jobs or b., taxing the wealthy would somehow hurt economic growth. >> eliot: it is no longer a surprise to us that the republican leadership reject it is either science are an littics when it is contrary to an idealogy they very much want to embrace. have you tried to engage with the leadership of the republican party to s
as buffet pointed out in his op-ed piece taxes went up from 2000 when clinton was in and the second part of the reagan administration because of the imbalances created by the reagan tax cuts and we created 23 million jobs. by the same token, you know, the tax cuts to the wealthy were extended a number of times including by president obama under duress and starting in 2009 that create add boom in financial assets, but didn't produce many jobs. those are just anecdotal situations, but you can see...
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maybe hillary clinton? i don't know. i think a deal would be worked out before then if it does come down to those two. right now you have to take hillary clinton at her word and say she's probably not going to be in the mix although there is plenty of time for her to get tanned rested and ready before that time. in the meantime, you have a bunk of new voices, new democrats out there and so they've got a deeper bench than they've had in a while. and o'malley not only managed to get a dream act passed, a same-sex marriage passed and casino gambling measure pass which many thought die a quick and sudden death. he did it on his watch and it will be talked about. >> eliot: martin o'malley is a great guy great friend. joe biden and hillary clinton larger stars. superstars in the political lexicon. but we'll have to wait and see. thanks goodness it's four years off. political reporter joe williams political correspondent molly ball. thank you. >> vu finder next. [ forsythe ] we don't just come up here for the view up in alaska.
maybe hillary clinton? i don't know. i think a deal would be worked out before then if it does come down to those two. right now you have to take hillary clinton at her word and say she's probably not going to be in the mix although there is plenty of time for her to get tanned rested and ready before that time. in the meantime, you have a bunk of new voices, new democrats out there and so they've got a deeper bench than they've had in a while. and o'malley not only managed to get a dream act...
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technology and hillary clinton are riding to the rescue. that's next in "the war room." ♪ ♪ try mach3 sensitive, with three high-definition blades. a closer shave in a single stroke for less irritation, even on sensitive skin. ♪ ♪ get closer to the one you love. ♪ ♪ gillette mach3 sensitive. gillette. the best a man can get. >> michael: and we head now to "the young turks" to see what cenk uygur has planned for tonight's show. hey cenk. >> cenk: hey michael as usual we have a whole game not for you. elizabeth warren, the new rock star on the senate. very few people trying to hold the bangers bankers accountable. but they're robbing us blind. we have an incredible story about whistle blower. it's amazing how much the obama administration has cracked down on whistle blowers. and we have a story on l.a. women and what's wrong with them. and then of all things michael shure talking about the sequester. >> michael: there's the elbow cenk, we'll be watching. we'll see you at the top of the hour. for this next story let's turn now to r
technology and hillary clinton are riding to the rescue. that's next in "the war room." ♪ ♪ try mach3 sensitive, with three high-definition blades. a closer shave in a single stroke for less irritation, even on sensitive skin. ♪ ♪ get closer to the one you love. ♪ ♪ gillette mach3 sensitive. gillette. the best a man can get. >> michael: and we head now to "the young turks" to see what cenk uygur has planned for tonight's show. hey cenk. >> cenk: hey...
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bill clinton and jimmy carter should be ashamed of themselves for those speeches. you could make that heroin and cocaine. do you want to legalize heroin? >> i do, actually. >> oh, that's so silly. it's very simple. we have all these vices in the society. alcohol is legal. you've got prescription drugs growing at an epidemic rate. >> should we make them illegal. >> why do we want to add more fuel to an already growing fire. >> jack. >> by legalizing pot. >> cenk: i gave you the stats. it didn't work with the overdose has doubled in the last decade. >> you think about it. >> cenk: hold on you're making this incredibly important assumption that if we make it illegal we'll have less of it. but it's not borne out by the fact. >> you have overdose doubling. it might have gone up 1,000% or 20-to-1 if it hadn't been illegal. it's true. when you talk-- >> cenk: anything could have happened and then you would have come in and speared us with the unicorn. we know what a bad policy is. we have more people killed, and now you're telling me, well, if we did the opposite, maybe w
bill clinton and jimmy carter should be ashamed of themselves for those speeches. you could make that heroin and cocaine. do you want to legalize heroin? >> i do, actually. >> oh, that's so silly. it's very simple. we have all these vices in the society. alcohol is legal. you've got prescription drugs growing at an epidemic rate. >> should we make them illegal. >> why do we want to add more fuel to an already growing fire. >> jack. >> by legalizing pot....
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all it says is if you're at over $1 million you're going to go back to the clinton era tax rates, but it doesn't do anything about our debt. it doesn't do anything about sequestration or the cliff. these republicans have turned congress into that old cartoon the road runner, where every episode is another cliff. >> eliot: the good thing about the road runner, it was a cartoon. the bad thing congress is supposed to be making real decisions. the thing that beguiles me is the negotiating strategy he put changed cpi for social security on the table. people thought there must be a deal for him to put that on the table. you wouldn't put that on the table unless you weren't certain that the other side would accept it, and that would be a deal closer. >> the president felt he had made a concession on the tax cuts going from $250,000 to $400,000. and if the republicans wanted entightentitlement reform? what was the response by the republicans? instead of saying now we have something to negotiate over, the republicans said we're walking away from the deal. we're not doing any of that, and we'll
all it says is if you're at over $1 million you're going to go back to the clinton era tax rates, but it doesn't do anything about our debt. it doesn't do anything about sequestration or the cliff. these republicans have turned congress into that old cartoon the road runner, where every episode is another cliff. >> eliot: the good thing about the road runner, it was a cartoon. the bad thing congress is supposed to be making real decisions. the thing that beguiles me is the negotiating...
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and we'll never let the top rate go back to the clinton era all of these things happened. do you know why they happened? the american people supported those positions that the president took. >> john: but will the american believe in g.o.p. cry that this is all the president asphalt? president's fault. for more let's go to robert reich, labor secretary under president bill clinton and author of "we beyond outrage." good evening. it's a pleasure to have you back. >> good evening. >> john: is president obama to blame as speaker boehner insists if the sequester goes through. if i hold a gun to your head and hold you hostage do i get to blame you that you're late to work? >> only in ad verse way. they suffer from amnesia. they don't remember when the republicans were threatening to basically not pay america's bills. they were going to default on all of our bills and not raise the debt ceiling. together with the white house the republicans agreed to this sequester if there could be no agreement between republicans and democrats on a sensible plan between august 2011 and now. an
and we'll never let the top rate go back to the clinton era all of these things happened. do you know why they happened? the american people supported those positions that the president took. >> john: but will the american believe in g.o.p. cry that this is all the president asphalt? president's fault. for more let's go to robert reich, labor secretary under president bill clinton and author of "we beyond outrage." good evening. it's a pleasure to have you back. >> good...
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after the 1996 election, president clinton invited republican bob dole to the white house, and dole left with the presidential medal of freedom. in 2008, president elect obama invited john mccain to his chicago offices and mccain got a meeting. and as for mitt romney, he got a meal. the president treated mr. romney to a lunch of
after the 1996 election, president clinton invited republican bob dole to the white house, and dole left with the presidential medal of freedom. in 2008, president elect obama invited john mccain to his chicago offices and mccain got a meeting. and as for mitt romney, he got a meal. the president treated mr. romney to a lunch of
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clinton's scandal, if it is to be a scandal. it is a tragedy our fellow countrymen are turning into a tragedy. sam, do you think that if it turns out there is no one to blame, that there was no dishonesty by the part of the justice department, the c.i.a. does not bend to the will, do you think that it matters at all for the g.o.p. when they really care about having something to hit the president with, inspiring the base to get out the vote in 2014 and raising lot of money all summer. >> well, i think they're going to take the benghazi scandal as far as they can take it. the i.r.s. one is a lot easier in my mind for them to continue to hammer because one the president has sort of -- now this may not stick on the president in the same way but look, they could just demonize the i.r.s. what they've been doing. he's capitulated in a way i think frankly was a mistake. >> john: why? >> first off i'm not even convinced that what the i.r.s. did was terribly inappropriate. i mean, you're talking about they imposed added scrutiny on a myri
clinton's scandal, if it is to be a scandal. it is a tragedy our fellow countrymen are turning into a tragedy. sam, do you think that if it turns out there is no one to blame, that there was no dishonesty by the part of the justice department, the c.i.a. does not bend to the will, do you think that it matters at all for the g.o.p. when they really care about having something to hit the president with, inspiring the base to get out the vote in 2014 and raising lot of money all summer. >>...
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bill clinton got a second term. are you hearing this john? this is not good news for them. >> john: you're exactly right. >> but because he faced a coup attempt dehands of his own party, he survived that. >> john: his personal life had a little bit to do with that. >> it did. he didn't think that was relative enough when he came roaring back. >> john: voters at the g.o.p. did. i think that speaker boehner is in a tough position. i will give him credit for this. he's got his eye on trying to save his entire party from the far right wing fringe. he knows if they all capitulate to them to win primary races that they're all going to be wiped out. no. a gerrymandering will fix it for them. >> you and i are hearing the same inside baseball. we talk to some of the same people. we hear some of the stuff that doesn't make it into print. he was willing to negotiate last year. he was willing to negotiate the year before that. it was always the young guns in his party that he's afraid of. in essence who he couldn't corral and control and here we are, all
bill clinton got a second term. are you hearing this john? this is not good news for them. >> john: you're exactly right. >> but because he faced a coup attempt dehands of his own party, he survived that. >> john: his personal life had a little bit to do with that. >> it did. he didn't think that was relative enough when he came roaring back. >> john: voters at the g.o.p. did. i think that speaker boehner is in a tough position. i will give him credit for this....
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birthday of charles darwin, abraham lincoln and happy 75th birthday to judy plume. 14 years ago today bill clinton was acquitted by the u.s. senate in his impeachment trial. 13 house republicans prosecuted him but only one of those congressmen ever made it to the senate after spending millions of taxpayer dollars in a failed partisan effort to humiliate and destroy a democratic president. that man's name? lindsey graham. here's "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang, coming up in just over an hour president obama will deliver his fifth state of the union address to a politically polarized audience outside capitol hill and their polarized representatives and senators under the capitol dome. now current tv will be covering the speech in its entirety, and i'll be back to break it down with panel include current's cenk uygur and. michael shure. tonight the president is expected to focus on policies to create more jobs, heal the ailing economy and rebuild the middle class. he's expected to call for compromise, and talk about searching for common ground, with repu
birthday of charles darwin, abraham lincoln and happy 75th birthday to judy plume. 14 years ago today bill clinton was acquitted by the u.s. senate in his impeachment trial. 13 house republicans prosecuted him but only one of those congressmen ever made it to the senate after spending millions of taxpayer dollars in a failed partisan effort to humiliate and destroy a democratic president. that man's name? lindsey graham. here's "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good...
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what did bill clinton call it? you do the arithmetic. >> cenk: first question is the obama camp based on that clip and reporting absolutely set on trying to push for the grand bargain again if they get re-elected? >> yes, from what i understand they are going to try to do that. i believe people are already calling it tax-ageddon. i think that's what they're going to try to do. i spoke to people involved in the democratic party, not in the campaign, about these issues. there is a sense that president obama still thinks he's going to reach across the aisle and work with the other side. i honestly believe they thinks that's going to happen if he gets re-election. >> cenk: amazing based on absolutely no evidence. they have not worked with him at all. that's what this whole book is about. it's amazing. let's get to the heart of the deal. as a progressive i think why would the democrats even push for this deal? why would anybody in washington push for this deal? they claim it's bold but unless i'm seeing it wrong, it tak
what did bill clinton call it? you do the arithmetic. >> cenk: first question is the obama camp based on that clip and reporting absolutely set on trying to push for the grand bargain again if they get re-elected? >> yes, from what i understand they are going to try to do that. i believe people are already calling it tax-ageddon. i think that's what they're going to try to do. i spoke to people involved in the democratic party, not in the campaign, about these issues. there is a...
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against hillary clinton his chances, 1%. i mean, you know, unemployment could possibly be 9.5% in september of 2016 for some reason. that would give him a chance. maybe there's some bad news about bill clinton of the sort we once experienced. i don't know. some weird hypothetical. it would take something cataclysmic like that for cruz to beat hillary clinton. >> john: he would have to overcome his tea party turrets that makes him randomly scream the word benghazi. the daughter of sam nunn, michelle nunn announced she will be running as a democrat in georgia. what hope does she bring for the left for the senate there? >> well, first of all we don't know anything about what kind of campaigner she is. that's the first question i have when these people who have high profile names get into races. can they campaign? can they connect to people on the stuff? so, let's table that for the moment. assume she's okay at that. if she is, i think she's got a really good chance at winning in georgia because the leading republican candidates
against hillary clinton his chances, 1%. i mean, you know, unemployment could possibly be 9.5% in september of 2016 for some reason. that would give him a chance. maybe there's some bad news about bill clinton of the sort we once experienced. i don't know. some weird hypothetical. it would take something cataclysmic like that for cruz to beat hillary clinton. >> john: he would have to overcome his tea party turrets that makes him randomly scream the word benghazi. the daughter of sam...
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when i talked to clinton on the phone, i said, look, i know this has to pass. i represented the most in the country. i will not let it not pass. i knew there had been only two votes like that in history. and that's what happened. they needed my vote. and so i voted yes. but i also knew i would have a heck of an election after that. but that was okay. >> well, that's okay because that's what people should do. as you said in your op-ed vote, do what is right at the time knowing that you're going to have a heck of an election. >> i think that's the way--i think the way the public feels. with the latest statistics only 10% of the public feels that those folks down there in washington are doing what they should be doing. the public justifiably is angry. i think they want people to go down there and vote the way they think they should as opposed to voting so they won't have a primary. >> michael: that's an important thing to point out. voting as if they have a primary, or voting as if they only care about politics isn't working. you just said it, 10% that speaks for
when i talked to clinton on the phone, i said, look, i know this has to pass. i represented the most in the country. i will not let it not pass. i knew there had been only two votes like that in history. and that's what happened. they needed my vote. and so i voted yes. but i also knew i would have a heck of an election after that. but that was okay. >> well, that's okay because that's what people should do. as you said in your op-ed vote, do what is right at the time knowing that you're...
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is really is. >> stephanie: who thinks people had it bad during the clinton years. you know what, i'm going to open a bottle of wine tonight with my bill clinton cork screw and think about the times of peace and prosperity. [ magic wand music ] >> you did find it on the google machine. >> sound byte: they can have him on a rather short leash or here is your allowance come back next month if you behave. >> you're proposing that the debt ceiling be increaseed monthly. >> sound byte: molly ifmonthly monthly if he's good. >> stephanie: that's governor norquist saying we should keep the president on a short leash and give him an allowance if he's good. >> why is anybody listening to him. >> stephanie: does that strike anybody at racist? wow, that's when i was hit in in the stomach with the battle ball in fifth grade. >> that's an every day occurrence for me. fat kid. i couldn't move fast. >> stephanie: oh, boo boo. 45 minutes after the hour. we'll be right back on "the stephanie miller show"." >> announcer: you can't turn her off, not after you've turned her on. it's "th
is really is. >> stephanie: who thinks people had it bad during the clinton years. you know what, i'm going to open a bottle of wine tonight with my bill clinton cork screw and think about the times of peace and prosperity. [ magic wand music ] >> you did find it on the google machine. >> sound byte: they can have him on a rather short leash or here is your allowance come back next month if you behave. >> you're proposing that the debt ceiling be increaseed monthly....
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that the state department is working on and will be released next month by secretary of state hillary clinton. i'm confident through these processes we'll understand through the best of our knowledge what exactly happened and put statements in their proper contexts. >> eliot: look the wild conspiracy theories just seem so crazy and off the wall i don't think they merit discussion. one piece going forward is how this would effect the president's decision about whom and when to nominate to be secretary of state. how do you see this playing out in that contact? >> i think it's a very, very dangerous situation. now there are people who are saying they would not support susan rice to be secretary of state. that as any senator that's his or her right to cast vote as appropriate. mccain said that susan rice is unqualified to be secretary of state because of what he sees as misleading statements in the context of bengahzi. that takes me back to eight years ago when condi rice was nominated to be secretary of state. she was a very good secretary of state but was also guilty of significant misleading s
that the state department is working on and will be released next month by secretary of state hillary clinton. i'm confident through these processes we'll understand through the best of our knowledge what exactly happened and put statements in their proper contexts. >> eliot: look the wild conspiracy theories just seem so crazy and off the wall i don't think they merit discussion. one piece going forward is how this would effect the president's decision about whom and when to nominate to...
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the quinnipiac poll that you talked about had a head to head matchup with hillary clinton. if which she would get 49% of the vote christie would get 45. >> michael: that doesn't get lost on our viewers that he does come from a democratic state. but let's talk about that. you know the guy pretty well. is the someone the democrats would like if they knew him? or does he just look good compared to some other members of his party. >> he is a very likable person and i think that's part of his popularity here, and he has been willing to work with democrats on some things obviously not as much as they would like, and he hasn't been as cooperative as they would like. but it hasn't been you go to your coner and i'll go to mine and we'll see what happens. >> michael: on those notes, there could be some challenges for christie in appealing to a national audience and you know them well. emily's list has called christie anti-woman. and they said new jerseyians don't care big money groups do to support their big-government agendas. that same poll found his approval rating was a full 15 p
the quinnipiac poll that you talked about had a head to head matchup with hillary clinton. if which she would get 49% of the vote christie would get 45. >> michael: that doesn't get lost on our viewers that he does come from a democratic state. but let's talk about that. you know the guy pretty well. is the someone the democrats would like if they knew him? or does he just look good compared to some other members of his party. >> he is a very likable person and i think that's part...
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say what you will about bill clinton and the defense of marriage act. i will defend president clinton on a lot of what he did but without many there we wouldn't have gotten the ruling that we got today. we see a tangible result as dave said, and it makes it pretty exciting. >> i'm glad you mentioned the supreme court. i couldn't agree more. that would increasingly gridlock in washington. these guys get to washington, and then it's just their own party where they do nothing. i think the supreme court is where the game is going to be played. increasingly. now as you say the american public may focus on that more during presidential election. >> i think as ana said earlier about the potential for obama and congress to get behind stronger legislation or whether it's on marriage or voting rights, it's really important. i think congress has to pass improvements of voting rights act, and i think it's not impossible for congress and the president to get behind improved slate of marriage and other rights that they're looking at. >> to what extent is public opini
say what you will about bill clinton and the defense of marriage act. i will defend president clinton on a lot of what he did but without many there we wouldn't have gotten the ruling that we got today. we see a tangible result as dave said, and it makes it pretty exciting. >> i'm glad you mentioned the supreme court. i couldn't agree more. that would increasingly gridlock in washington. these guys get to washington, and then it's just their own party where they do nothing. i think the...
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that once they go over the fiscal cliff and those that -- that cap cal gains rate goes back to the clinton era it will be a 20% rate anyway. one way or another it's going to up. that's all i am saying. nancy took cook, thank you so much from the national journal thank you for join is us inside the war room. coming up, the car room is is not in the prediction business but we hear there is good money in it. so we are going to jump in. our best guess on how this negotiation will play out right after the break. plus what would thomas jefferson do with the fiscal cliff? funny you should and s author john meechum's new biography on the founder father sheds new light on the man and his method and he, john meechum will join us in the war room. and later mitt romney finally got into the white house don't worry, though it was just for a bowl of chili. it's thursday night and we are just getting started stick around. >> jennifer: welcome back inside "the war room." i am jennifer granholm. so the election is long over but the vote counting is is not. and as it stands today the president leads by four
that once they go over the fiscal cliff and those that -- that cap cal gains rate goes back to the clinton era it will be a 20% rate anyway. one way or another it's going to up. that's all i am saying. nancy took cook, thank you so much from the national journal thank you for join is us inside the war room. coming up, the car room is is not in the prediction business but we hear there is good money in it. so we are going to jump in. our best guess on how this negotiation will play out right...
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we worked together in the clinton administration. he really understands these issues. i think that you're going to see a very forceful advocate, and someone who is very knowledgeable and can really help the administration navigate in the coming months the negotiations on this issue of immigration reform. >> michael: and do you think then that we will see comprehensive immigration reform this year? >> you know, i have been working on this issue for over ten years, even when i was in the white house, you know, 13, 14 years ago. so i am cautiously optimistic, but the real--i actually saw what i guess boehner said something today about the secret committee in the house that is also very close to negotiating something, the bipartisan group. that is the first sign of that i've seen. it will be the house republicans who are worried about tea party challenges, challenges from the right. they will be the obstacle. if there can be movement in the house, then yes i'm cautiously optimistic. >> michael: but there we go again. if there can be movement in the house i'm cautiously opt
we worked together in the clinton administration. he really understands these issues. i think that you're going to see a very forceful advocate, and someone who is very knowledgeable and can really help the administration navigate in the coming months the negotiations on this issue of immigration reform. >> michael: and do you think then that we will see comprehensive immigration reform this year? >> you know, i have been working on this issue for over ten years, even when i was in...
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clinton or anyone else. we are not delivering to syria, not anywhere else, anything that's being used. unlike the united states which delivers sus specific weapons to the countries of the region on a regular basis >> a tension war of words is breaking out. meanwhile, the future of democracy in egypt is on shaky ground after the highest court ruled to dissolve the parliament that after the rebately was controlled by the muslim brother-in-law. they ruled that a former aid to hosni muammaric. it is being called by some a precurse or to a military cou. joining me deputy senior advisor to president jimmy carter, rights for huffington post, thank you for joining us tonight where to start with this horrendous news anywhere you look in the middle east. you have been focusing on syria and in your writings, is there anything to suggest anything positive at all? >> no. not on syria, not at all. the violence is getting deeper. the humanitarian catastrophe is getting deeper. the amount of outside interference in the regi
clinton or anyone else. we are not delivering to syria, not anywhere else, anything that's being used. unlike the united states which delivers sus specific weapons to the countries of the region on a regular basis >> a tension war of words is breaking out. meanwhile, the future of democracy in egypt is on shaky ground after the highest court ruled to dissolve the parliament that after the rebately was controlled by the muslim brother-in-law. they ruled that a former aid to hosni...
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quiet diplomacy abroad especially in the middle east but right now you have the situation with hilary clinton may be leaving, leon pen d -- penetta. >> jennifer: do you think senate confirmation for any of these will be very difficult? don't you think that there is some recognition that these positions are going to [ inaudible ] confirmation. >> it's true and if colon powell and john kerry, i'm just throwing them out there -- it's two very capable people leading foreign policy, and they wouldn't have any trouble getting confirmed. >> jennifer: yeah, for sure. jeanine thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room" up next new hampshire's maggie hassan is the only democrat governor sitting there. she is next right here in "the war room." ♪ sweetest crab for red lobster that we can find. [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's crabfest! the only time of year you can savor 5 succulent crab entrees all under 20 dollars. like a half-pound of tender snow crab paired with savory grilled shrimp, just 12.99. or our hearty crab and roasted garlic seafood bake. [ forsythe ] if i wouldn't p
quiet diplomacy abroad especially in the middle east but right now you have the situation with hilary clinton may be leaving, leon pen d -- penetta. >> jennifer: do you think senate confirmation for any of these will be very difficult? don't you think that there is some recognition that these positions are going to [ inaudible ] confirmation. >> it's true and if colon powell and john kerry, i'm just throwing them out there -- it's two very capable people leading foreign policy, and...
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but let me ask you, bill clinton had not so much glamour but charisma. i think craig is hitting something important here. that charisma is what pulled the public through him through thick and thin. is this important? >> this charisma thing, we know it when we see it, john kennedy barack obama bill clinton. they had a vision, a metaphor, a story. now reagan was simple police tick, and it may have fit the typetime because of the time, government evil, and thank you very much. it worked for his base. obama does not quite have it yet. simply, he is emotionally remote and brilliant guy. so is john kennedy. >> we got to break here. we'll continue this. i'll give you another interpretation, the vision of a presidency is often imposed after the fact. we will take the pieces two years from now and five years from now and say this was what the vision was. it's not always clear because we live in the small micro political and economic decisions but later on we can see whether it was there. you never let me finish. >> johnson said he did that for kennedy before the
but let me ask you, bill clinton had not so much glamour but charisma. i think craig is hitting something important here. that charisma is what pulled the public through him through thick and thin. is this important? >> this charisma thing, we know it when we see it, john kennedy barack obama bill clinton. they had a vision, a metaphor, a story. now reagan was simple police tick, and it may have fit the typetime because of the time, government evil, and thank you very much. it worked for...
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. >> under clinton when they raised taxes we got welfare reform. i think it should be reducing the deductions -- >> jennifer: which is raising taxes on people. >> but we need something in return. >> jennifer: i agree with that. you guys i'm so sorry we have to end this great right on right fight. duf sundheim and j.d. hayworth. up next at attention washington that group of smart, strong competent and compassionate people are called women and they are awesome. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grease, gunk and flakes. deep. like me. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders deep clean for men. ♪ ♪ before the sneeze, help protect with a spray. before the tissue, help defend with a wipe. before the cold & flu season help prevent with lysol. because when you have 10 times more protection with each hand wash... and kill 99.9% of germs around the house with each spray... those healthy habits start to add up. this season, a good offense is th
. >> under clinton when they raised taxes we got welfare reform. i think it should be reducing the deductions -- >> jennifer: which is raising taxes on people. >> but we need something in return. >> jennifer: i agree with that. you guys i'm so sorry we have to end this great right on right fight. duf sundheim and j.d. hayworth. up next at attention washington that group of smart, strong competent and compassionate people are called women and they are awesome. [ piano...
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to president clinton and president of equality matters. long with sam seder host of "ring of fire" and "the majority report." is this a new world or a bit of happy talk that will last a few hours, or will this campaign rearrange how political leaders feel that they must compromise. let's start with you richard and the republican party. the tea party was crushed yesterday. will john boehner react to that? will the tea party be pushed overboard and the g.o.p. come back to what it used to be? >> i think it's fairly clear if they want to stay in business as a political party, and if they want to be successful in getting their people elected they're going to have to change the way they do things, and they're going to have to moderate soften some of their positions. they've got this huge problem with young people and a huge problem with hispanic, with women, with gays and lesbians. you would think they would have to do something but you know, you know, we don't have a crystal ball, and so far they're showing no real sign of wanting to change the
to president clinton and president of equality matters. long with sam seder host of "ring of fire" and "the majority report." is this a new world or a bit of happy talk that will last a few hours, or will this campaign rearrange how political leaders feel that they must compromise. let's start with you richard and the republican party. the tea party was crushed yesterday. will john boehner react to that? will the tea party be pushed overboard and the g.o.p. come back to what...